Greene County
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Oct. 24, 2011 - 10:16 am
Governor Andrew Cuomo's office announced this morning that several members of his administration will be touring flood-damaged communities in upstate New York this week, beginning this afternoon.
Today, Lieutenant Governor Bob Duffy and Environmental... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Oct. 24, 2011 - 9:10 am
Photo taken October 15, 2011 by Flickr user scottnj. Published under Creative Commons license.
The fall foliage may be on its way out, but there's vivid color in the Catskills landscape if you know where to look for it. For instance: This proud, Pepto-... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011 - 11:01 am
Antlers: Too small (top) and large enough to kill (bottom): DECThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is expanding its antler-restriction program for deer hunting into a larger portion of the Catskills, in a bid to allow more young... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011 - 11:54 am
Pink Pearl apple at Montgomery Place Orchards, an orchard and cidery in Red Hook, NY on the Cider Route. Photo from Montgomery Place's website.
The Apple Project, a scion of local farm advocacy group Glynwood, is sparking a revival of old-school... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011 - 2:24 pm
Several TV news crews reported yesterday from the demo site in Prattsville that used to be Pam Young's family home. Built in 1947, the house was home to four generations of Young's family until August 28, when Tropical Storm Irene flooded the house and... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011 - 10:38 am
A video by food.curated showing damage to Maple Downs Farm, a dairy farm in the Schoharie County town of Middleburgh that was devastated by the recent floods.
On Monday, October 17, the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) and the New York State... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011 - 12:21 pm
Thanks to the New York State DOT for ensuring that our local tourist attractions are well-marked. For instance, this sign on Route 28 in Shandaken, which appears to depict a hardy mountaineer skiing directly uphill on a 60-degree slope.
(Or perhaps our... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Oct. 14, 2011 - 3:04 pm
Above: A house in Schoharie County after the flooding caused by Tropical Storm Irene. Photo by fixbuffalo, via the Watershed Post Flickr pool.
The Associated Press ran an in-depth feature story about flood victims mired in red tape in Greene and Schoharie... Read more
By wateradmin on Friday, Oct. 14, 2011 - 11:20 am
Graham Merk, chairman of the Windham Chamber of Commerce, is providing an office space at the IA Financial Building at 5419 Main Street in Windham for Small Business Administration officer Jim Elens. Mr. Elens will be available until at least Friday,... Read more
By wateradmin on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011 - 11:03 am
Phyllis Parrish receives a check for $171,790 from Randy MacDonald. Parrish is a board member of the Windham Chapter of the Catskill Mountain Foundation and Mr MacDonald is a managing partner of the Windham Mountain Partners. Photo courtesy of Beth Barry... Read more
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